anklebreaker
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My primary goal is a lifter is to build up leg strength and power so I can be a better basketball player and a better athlete generally. As such, I long ago decided that my forearm development wasnt as important as my hamstrings, so I started using straps so I could deadlift heavier. Similarly, I feel that my lower back is my main weakness in the squat and when, just yesterday, I used a belt for the first time I was able to put up significantly more poundage. Did the belt take my back out of the equation and allow my glutes and legs to lift to their full potential (like someone using straps on a deadlift)? Or did my legs work just as hard as they normally do and the use of the belt just arbitrarily inflated the amount of weight I could lift (like a bencher wearing a shirt)?
If my only real concern is leg development, should I be using a belt when I squat ?
If my only real concern is leg development, should I be using a belt when I squat ?